District council (Northern Ireland)

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FOIA Schedule I lists:

36 - A district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972

That Act establishes a council for each district established:

  • in pursuance of the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 or
  • by the 1972 Act.

The Department of the Environment has a list of the current councils:

  • Antrim Borough Council
  • Ards Borough Council
  • Armagh City and District Council
  • Ballymena Borough Council
  • Ballymoney Borough Council
  • Banbridge District Council
  • Belfast City Council
  • Carrickfergus Borough Council
  • Castlereagh Borough Council
  • Coleraine Borough Council
  • Cookstown District Council
  • Craigavon Borough Council
  • Derry City Council
  • Down District Council
  • Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
  • Fermanagh District Council
  • Larne Borough Council
  • Limavady Borough Council
  • Lisburn City Council
  • Magherafelt District Council
  • Moyle District Council
  • Newry and Mourne Council
  • Newtownabbey Borough Council
  • North Down Borough Council
  • Omagh District Council
  • Strabane District Council

These are expected to be reorganised into 11 new councils soon.